PHP Meeting Recap – March 19th & 26th

This recap is a summary of our previous PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher meeting. It highlights the ideas and decisions which came up during that meeting, both as a means of documenting and to provide a quick overview for those who were unable to attend.

Chat log from March 19th
Chat log from March 26th

Chat Summary

Dashboard widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. (#41191)

  • The voice of the widget text has been adapted to better match the overall WordPress feel.
  • The accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) concerns that were raised have been addressed.
  • The widget currently looks like this:
  • The TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. was flagged for ui-feedback and we are now waiting for the #design team to be able to go over the ticket. Once all of their feedback has been processed and incorporated, the version in trunk will be ready to discuss backporting it to the next minor releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. (4.9.6).

PHP version requirements for plugins & themes (#40934)

  • @sergey intends to work on a first implementation of the above ticket.
  • To start work on this ticket, we created a new branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch". servehappy-require-php in the https://github.com/wp-core-php/wordpress-develop repository (link to branch).
  • Anyone wanting to contribute to this repository should DM @schlessera to be added as a contributor (with an email or GithubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ username).
  • @afragen has built a first proof-of-concept to check a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party’s headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. requirements: https://github.com/afragen/requires-php. Testing and feedback are welcome!

Next week’s meeting

  • Next meeting will take place on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 15:00 UTC in #core-php.
  • Agenda: [Go over #design feedback and] discuss how to proceed with plugin requirements.
  • If you have suggestions about this but cannot make the meeting, please leave a comment on this post so that we can take them into account.

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